THE WEATHER
[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 6.
The weathei' report is as follows:— General situation: The recent anticyclone is moving off to the east. Conditions are disturbed to the west, depressions being centred south-west of the South Island and in the North Tasman Sea respectively. Forecast: Winds from between north-east and north-west, but a change to southwest later in the south, the force being moderate to fresh and rising to gale force in some exposed positions from Cook Strait southwards. Seas in New Zealand waters rather rough to rough south of Farewell Spit and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; slight or moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate north-east winds and moderate seas in the northern portion; strong winds from a westerly quarter in the southern portion, with rough seas. Weather fair at first and somewhat milder, but rain is developing in the westernand far southern districts of the South Island, with scattered light falls extending later to western and northern districts of the North Island.
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Grey River Argus, 7 August 1940, Page 12
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